Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Perhaps even more than we do, killer whales need their moms. I’m heartbroken to report that the Southern Resident killer whales—a small, endangered group of orcas that spend the summer in Puget Sound—lost J14, one of their best. The scientists who study and know these whales have seen […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In great news from Chile, the country’s largest energy company, Endesa Chile, announced Tuesday evening that it was giving up the water rights for five different hydroelectric projects. After investing US$52 million in those water rights over the years, the company’s analysis showed that maintaining ownership was simply […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Click for larger version Ed Hawkins This story originally appeared on Climate Central. Climate change just got another telling visual courtesy of the famed temperature spiral creator. But rather than a graph, it’s a series of 167 maps. Alone, they each tell the story of whether a year was mostly […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Pope Francis renews calls for environmental action – The Pope has been vocal about curbing climate change before, and he reiterated his message of environmental stewardship this week in a document released for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Post written by Rachel Fakhry, Schneider Fellow The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) formally proposed energy conservation standards for six classes of refrigeration equipment for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers (commonly called walk-ins) earlier this week. Walk-ins are large refrigerated coolers and freezers found in almost every restaurant, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A vaquita porpoise entanged in a gillnet set for totoaba Omar Vidal, NOAA Fisheries West Coast/Flickr We tend to look at what’s threatening endangered species on an individual basis. The ivory trade is killing elephants. Illegal gold mining poisons wild camels. The addax’s worst enemy is trophy hunting. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund USFWS The coastal California gnatcatcher is an unlikely adversary. The tiny, unassuming dusky-gray bird that mews like a kitten is just trying to stay alive amid its rapidly declining sage brush habitat in southern California. Unfortunately for the bird, it happens to also occupy some of the most […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. A lead crisis strikes an Indiana housing complex – The mayor of East Chicago, Indiana, recently announced the city will raze the West Calumet Housing Complex due dangerously high lead levels in the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund George Grant in Yellowstone National Park, 1933 NPS Historic Photos Collection “The Park Service needs me,” George Alexander Grant wrote in 1923 to Horace Albright, then superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. Grant had his heart set on becoming a photographer for the National Park Service (NPS), but his […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Group of Twenty (G20) is viewed as one of key forums for the world’s largest economies to set forth joint actions on a range of issues, so the upcoming G20 Summit in China is an important moment for international efforts to address climate change. After all, key […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Visiting my parents in Miami is one of my favorite summer traditions. Friends sometimes question why we choose the hottest, most touristy season to fly cross-country to the Sunshine State, but we respond that there is something precious about those late-summer beach visits with the grandparents. Day at […]
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